A police officer looks into an open window on Florida Street, where...

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SFPD officer Gordon Shyy, right, announces to the media that no arrests have been made and the search in that particular area is being called off as officer Albie Esparza, left, stands next to him on Callan Blvd and Serramonte Blvd. during a manhunt in Daly City, Calif. March 8, 2014 for a suspect who shot a police officer in the Mission in San Francisco earlier on Saturday. After hours, the search was called off in that specific area where the police found the suspect's car.

Officers wait for more information during a search for a shooting suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

Members of law enforcement talk at the staging area on Callan Blvd and Clarinada Ave. during a manhunt in Daly City, Calif. March 8, 2014 for a suspect who shot a police officer in the Mission in San Francisco earlier on Saturday. After hours, the search was called off in that specific area where the police found the suspect's car.

Residents watch the police outside their windows during a search for a shooting suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

A medic pauses at the staging area on Callan Blvd and Clarinada Ave. after the search in that specific area was called off during a manhunt in Daly City, Calif. March 8, 2014 for a suspect who shot a police officer in the Mission in San Francisco earlier on Saturday. After hours, the search was called off in that specific area where the police found the suspect's car.

Police cars line the streets of a subdivision during a search for a shooting suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

Police cars line the streets of a subdivision during a search for a...

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Police officers wait for new developments during a search for a shooting suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

A police officer looks through paperwork during a search for a shooting suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

Police officers wait at their tactical command post during a search for a suspect on Serramonte Blvd. on March 8, 2014 in Daly City, Calif. According to San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, after shooting a 28-year-old officer once in the shoulder, the suspect fled to Daly City where police have located the suspect's car but are still looking for the person.

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People wait for Florida Street between 25th and 26th Streets to be reopened after a shooting on March 8, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. According to San Francisco Chief of Police Greg Suhr a 28-year-old officer was shot once in the shoulder after responding to a call in the area.

An officer stands in front of a house on Florida Street between 25th and 26th Streets on March 8, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. According to San Francisco Chief of Police Greg Suhr a 28-year-old officer was shot once in the shoulder after responding to a call in the area.

Officers process evidence on Florida Street between 25th and 26th Streets on March 8, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. According to San Francisco Chief of Police Greg Suhr a 28-year-old officer was shot once in the shoulder after responding to a call in the area.

Police Chief Greg Suhr answers questions from the press in front of San Francisco General Hospital on March 8, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. According to Suhr, a 28-year-old officer was shot once in the shoulder after responding to a call.

Police Chief Greg Suhr calls a fellow officer to get updated information on a developing search for a shooting suspect in front of San Francisco General Hospital on March 8, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. According to Suhr, a 28-year-old officer was shot once in the shoulder after responding to a call.

An extensive hours-long manhunt for a suspect believed to have shot a San Francisco police officer came up empty Saturday night, police said.

The officer, whose name was not released, was listed in serious but stable condition after being shot Saturday afternoon during a vehicle stop in the Mission District.

The suspected shooter fled the scene, and police found his car abandoned in Daly City. But after shutting down several streets near Serramonte Center for more than five hours and going door to door searching for the suspect, police called off the search of the neighborhood around 8:45 p.m.

"The person we are looking for is not here," said Officer Gordon Shyy, a police spokesman. "We had reason to believe he had prior contact in the area. He was not at those residences."

Police had closed several blocks of Clarinada Avenue - where the suspect's car was found - between St. Francis and Callen boulevards. In the early evening, special weapons teams entered several houses with police dogs. The mall remained open, but police stopped residents in the area from entering their homes.

San Francisco police considered the suspect armed and dangerous, and they told residents in the area to remain vigilant of suspicious activity in the neighborhood, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

Shyy said the search would continue. Police said they believe they know the identity of the suspect, but they did not release his name or other information.

As police began removing barricades from the closed-off streets, residents clustered nearby, eager to get back to their homes.

At least 20 residents had been waiting near Serramonte Center while police searched the neighborhood. Adeline Canares, 44, said she got to the scene about 5 p.m. and found her street blocked off. She called her husband, who told her about the manhunt and said he was stuck in their home on Callan Boulevard.

"So I'm stuck out here, and if (my husband) came out, he couldn't go back. And now my cell phone is out of batteries," Canares said. "I'm just worried because I want to go home and rest and eat."

The shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Florida Street between 25th and 26th streets after police received a complaint about a suspicious car on the block, Police Chief Greg Suhr said during a media briefing at San Francisco General Hospital, where the wounded officer was taken.

Two officers in a marked police car spotted the car, and one of them approached the suspect's vehicle, Suhr said. A witness reported hearing multiple shots fired from the suspect's car. The second officer saw the suspect's car back up and fired multiple shots at it, Suhr said.

Suhr said bullets hit the car, but he did not know if the suspect was struck by the gunfire.

Less than an hour later, the suspect's car was found in Daly City. Suhr said investigators canvassed the area, looking for anyone who might have seen the suspect leave the car.

The officer who was shot is 28 years old and a six-year veteran of the Police Department, Suhr said. He was hit in the shoulder and was in serious but stable condition after surgery. The officer's name will not be released until family members are notified.

Suhr said emergency responders from the Fire Department wrapped a tourniquet around the officer's arm before taking him to the hospital. "The Fire Department really saved this officer's life," Suhr said.

One witness to the shooting, who did not want to be named, said he heard six or seven gunshots. The witness described the suspect's car as a 1970s Ford Mustang.